A Lot Of What RFK Says Is Bulls**t — But Not Everyone Dunking On Him Is Right, Either
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How can Americans saturated with misinformation, conspiracy theories and outright propaganda know who to trust?
Let’s be real — navigating misinformation over the next four years is going to be a tough nut to crack. And with the recent appointment from President-elect Donald Trump of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services, there’s plenty to dish about.
When Trump announced on Twitter (X) RFK Jr.’s new role, he remarked how “thrilled” he was to appoint his former presidential opponent. Trump went on to write that “Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health…” and that “Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!”
Some experts aren’t entirely dismayed by his appointment, while others are considerably more cautious. Trump’s appointment of RFK Jr. brought on a slew of articles about his health claims on everything from seed oils, vaccines, raw milk to food dyes. Which is unsurprising, given his presidential campaign was a buffet of peculiar (if not outright scandals) of his eccentricities — from a dead bear left in Central Park to an alleged affair with a New Yorker reporter, all on top of conspiracy theories he’s peddled out regarding vaccines, COVID-19, and 5G cellular networks causing cancer and more.
But how do we know which of his claims are valid and which have no scientific basis behind them? We spoke with nutritionists, medical professionals and immunologists on how best to cut through all the noise.
Start with a healthy dose of skepticism, but don’t automatically assume the worst.
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